Guimond Lavallée’s History
Guimond Lavallée’s history is rich from both its organic growth and the quality of the heart and soul of its members.
René Guimond founded Guimond & Associés in 1991 along with his brothers. From the very beginning, the family business was established in two locations, namely Sorel-Tracy and Saint-Lambert, which eventually relocated to Brossard in 2004.
Vanessa Guimond, René’s daughter, has always had a marked entrepreneurial spirit and a strong interest in accounting. Over the years, father and daughter developed the idea to pursue a common dream, that of building a firm that reflected their family values. In 2005, Vanessa made the transition from one the Big Four and joined her father.
In 2010, with the number of its employees steadily grow, the company established itself in a new prime location in Brossard, and today it continues to welcome clients and employees in a warm and inviting environment. New developments also took place in our Sorel-Tracy office in 2012. Subsequently, in the summer of 2019, the Sorel-Tracy office relocated to a modern and spacious location at 901, route Marie-Victorin.
To fully develop the firm’s skill base, Marco Parenteau and David Bédard joined the team as partners, in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Both were already Guimond Lavallée team members. Marco, recognized for his unique ability to explain things in laymen’s terms is the Sorel-Tracy office’s dedicated Tax Expert, and David is widely respected for his in-depth knowledge of Accounting and Auditing standards. Since they have always shared the same entrepreneurial and personal values as their three fellow associates, their addition to the partnership was a logical conclusion.
In 2017, after identifying a recurrent need amongst clients, Guimond Lavallée established two new partnerships with two new entities, GLégal, a legal services company, and Massat Saurat + Guimond Lavallée, a group of international professional accountants. With the addition of these new services, Guimond Lavallée now offers an ever more complete solution to meet the present and future needs of entrepreneurs.
In December 2018, following seven years as Assurance Manager, Annie-Claude Courchesne took the plunge and became a partner. Professionalism and strong listening skills are two terms that perfectly describe Annie-Claude; this is why her nomination is received with great enthusiasm.
In the summer of 2019, the Sorel-Tracy office relocated to a modern and spacious location at 901, route Marie-Victorin.
The partners of Guimond Lavallée remain united more than ever rallying towards their common desire, that of continuous value and commitment towards their clientele. The firm’s mission is to never separate numbers from the individual. Defined by offering sound advice according to the needs of each client, ensuring a work/family balance as well as taking into consideration the human aspect of its employees.